+653 Reflections from year 4 as an equity analyst 83 1y
+546 Life as a Top Asset Manager 191 2y
+407 Breaking into buy-side equity research - my experience 91 1w
+376 What to do with my bonus?? 421 2y
+353 Starting a Hedge/Private Equity/Investment Fund. Launching your own - How to start one successfully? 385 6y
+325 Sales & Trading Interview Guide - Gekko's Guidance Part 2 118 6y
+279 Is Anyone Bullish on the Future of Asset Management??? 75 1y
+276 Is asset management underrated? 70 4y
+245 Q&A: Emerging markets investment analyst 69 2y
+233 AM vs HF: The Business of Our Business 70 2y
+230 Q&A and Yet Another Post On How To Break Into The Buy-side 55 2y
+223 Thinking Like an Investor 27 1y
+214 Q&A - Analyst at $1.5B Endowment Fund 35 2y
+209 Q&A: Managing Director at Large Global Asset Manager 58 2y
+203 CFA Selling Dreams 75 2w
+201 JP Morgan Winning Women 447 3y
+181 Q&A: equity research analyst at top 3 AM 66 5y
+180 Asset Management: Portfolio Manager Career Path? 130 1y
+179 I'm a research associate at a major mutual fund, Ask Me Anything 96 3y
+172 $700k/yr income in WM or leave to try to be a PM & hopefully start investment company in the future? 60 1y
+157 Does long-only active management add any value?? 61 1y
+151 When to Jump Ship? 59 1y
+151 Microsoft: The (not so) Evil Empire 45 3y
+148 CFA Weekend 278 8mo
+147 Why are Equity Research and Investment Management looked down upon? 79 1y
+146 Endowments & Foundations Part 1: A Basic Overview 43 2y
+143 What doesn't work in buy-side job search (and how to fix it) 45 1y
+143 Amazon: King of Commerce 52 3y
+143 Initiating Report Case Study: Fossil 85 11y
+139 25 years old, starting an investment firm. Best way to get clients? 56 3w
+139 Associate positions at AMs will die off at an accelerated rate 62 8mo
+139 Q&A: Internal Wholesaler at a Mutual Fund 108 1y
+136 Work at top AM -- AI will virtually kill of entry-level roles in AM over the next 5yrs 65 1mo
+136 State Street pushes for more White Male discrimination 34 1y
+136 Hedge funds vs. Mutual funds 71 11y
+135 CLO Asset Manager 66 3y
+128 Q&A: BlueWing Part 2: Endowments, Foundations, & Asset Allocators 34 5y
+126 Salesforce: May The Force Be With You 38 3y
+125 Rich Millennial Managing their own money 41 1y
+123 Is It Wise To Pursue A Career In Asset Management? 51 7y
+120 Q&A: Equity Analyst at a Sovereign Wealth/Pension Fund 24 2y
+117 Sustainable Investing -- The Real Deal or Bullshit? 44 4y
+117 JP Morgan Winning Women 2016 thread 304 3y
+116 Q&A - Current Analyst at $20bn Hedge FoF 58 6y
+115 Q&A: 3rd Year Private Bank Analyst 30 11mo
+114 Del 40 6mo
+112 Q&A: From Big4 Audit -> Big4 Advisory -> MBA -> AM Portfolio Manager 31 4y
+112 Q&A: Endowments, Foundations, & Asset Allocators 30 6y
+109 Questions about portfolio/asset management? --fire away 96 10y
+109 JP Morgan Private Banking interview 138 2y
+107 Asset Management Path 66 6y
+107 What I Learned From Lying On My Resume 75 3y
+105 Will asset management industry just wither away? 41 2y
+103 5 Differences Between East Coast and West Coast Finance 108 5y
+100 Can someone make a LO AM tier list? 103 1y
+98 Is it wise to enter into AM in 2018? 41 3y
+97 Actual Crisis In Argentina 19 1y
+97 How Much Do You Make - Endowment, Foundation, FoF, Pension Edition 131 1y
+96 Goldman Sachs CIMD HireVue 2021 434 2y
+96 Any Crazy CFA® Success Stories? 40 3y
+96 Stepping Stones to Asset Management 95 6y
+92 Asset Management Salary and Lifestyle 56 1y
+91 Is Investments at Insurance Firms Looked Down Upon? 26 3y
+91 Q&A: Quantitative Analyst - Machine Learning, Analytics, & Quantitative Research/Investing 18 2y
+91 Q&A: Asset Management BO to FO and everything in between 36 8y
+90 Help Me Understand Fixed Income Investing 24 3y
+90 Why Did You Choose AM Over HF? 20 3y
+89 Is Active Management Dead? 35 6y
+89 Q&A: Current junior quantitative researcher 27 5y
+89 Q&A with Flake, “Don’t waste your time and energy in a back office role.” 64 11y
+88 JPM Private Bankers?? 73 1y
+88 Mutual Fund: A day in the life. 62 2y
+87 Asset Management - Analyst Path Questions 32 3y
+87 Q&A: Investment Director at a mid-sized endowment fund 31 3y
+86 BlackRock SA 2020 299 1y
+86 Has anyone landed an analyst/associate role in Asset Mgmt or Equity Research with no experience? How? 30 6y
+85 Breaking into long only Asset Management 30 7y
+85 My boss just tore me a new one and I don't know what to do differently 34 2y
+85 Asset Management vs Investment Banking 101 44 1y
+84 Plan on Buying a House in 3 Years - What to Invest in Until Then 21 7y
+84 Does anyone know anything about client portfolio management (vs portfolio manager)? 25 6y
+84 Why I think certifications like the CFA® are overrated (mostly just stating the obvious) 42 5y
+83 BlackRock SA 2021 377 2y
+83 Rutgers' Reputation 93 7y
+83 CFA® Study Tips 107 10y
+82 Routes to Buyside PM 58 6y
+81 CFA® level 1 best study material and tips 195 5y
+81 Would you buy Eurozone Banks right now? 43 7y
+81 Workaholics vs. Successaholics: Working Hard vs. Working Smart 42 2y
+80 FINALLY headed to work in FO 37 6y
+80 PMs/ experienced asset managers, how confident are you really that you will beat the market/earn decent returns? 82 2y
+79 Advice for summer Asset Management interns 10 5y
+78 Q&A - Breaking into the Asset Management Industry 27 1y
+78 Does BlackRock use hair testing for their interns? 22 6y
+77 Why Fixed Income? 17 1y
+75 Everything You Need To Know about BlackRock 40 1y
+75 Does an MBA really provide value for the buy side? 27 1y
+75 Wealth Advisor Salary at Bulge Bracket Banks 35 1y
+74 Side Jobs you can do while working in Asset Management? 35 1y
+74 Q&A > Non-Target > Search Fund & AM internships > BB AM 1st year - FI >(Think Wellington, Fidelity, Blackrock) 24 6y

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  • Goldman Sachs 19 98.8%
  • Harris Williams & Co. (++) 98.3%
  • Lazard Freres 02 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 03 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

March 2024 Investment Banking

  • Harris Williams & Co. 18 99.4%
  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.8%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.7%
  • William Blair 03 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

March 2024 Investment Banking

  • Lazard Freres 01 99.4%
  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 98.3%
  • Moelis & Company 07 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 05 97.1%

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  • Vice President (19) $385
  • Associates (86) $261
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (13) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (66) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (202) $159
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